Japanese tourism industry paying extra attention to virus safety to lure crowds back
From Hokkaido to Okinawa, hotels and other accomodation facilities are limiting contact and taking other pandemic-related measures to encourage visitors to stay.
Waste center swamped as homebound Hokkaido residents declutter
The number of vehicles coming to the facility reached a high in May, with the site charging only ¥140 to dispose of 10 kilograms of items.
Russian authorities notified Japan on June 17 of a plan to conduct the survey in the Sea of Okhotsk between June 18 and Sept. 18.
Ainu still battling poverty and barriers to education, representative says
Poverty and insufficient education remain major problems for many Ainu people, the leader of a group for the Japanese indigenous people has said, calling for stronger assistance. Tadashi Kato, executive director of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, made the remark in a recent interview ahead ...
Freedom of travel restored across Japan as coronavirus fears ease
Friday's opening up of the prefectures paves the way for a recovery in tourism as the government seeks to revitalize the struggling sector.
The number of people who got lost in mountains in Japan in 2019 stood at 2,937, with elderly people accounting for more than half of them, data from the National Police Agency (NPA) showed Thursday. Of the total, 299 were confirmed dead or missing. The ...
Sapporo Snow Festival to be scaled down in 2021 due to pandemic
The annual snow festival held in Sapporo in February will be scaled down next year with the sculpting of large-scale ice statues canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Tuesday. Getting support from sponsor companies to create the massive sculptures, a highlight of ...
Japan startup's launch of compact rocket fails due to engine problem
A Japanese aerospace startup's launch of a compact rocket failed Sunday morning in Hokkaido due to an engine problem, the company said, marking the latest setback for a project that has suffered a series of delays. Interstellar Technologies Inc.'s MOMO-5 rocket fell into the sea ...
A chill descends on Chinese scholars in Japan
Universities have a duty to stand up for them in the name of academic freedom.
Japan Times 1995: Police storm jet, rescue hostages in Hokkaido
Riot police storm a hijacked All Nippon Airways jumbo jet in dramatic predawn rescue, rescuing 364 captives to end a nearly 16-hour standoff.
Hokkaido farms and fisheries hit as campus closure robs them of workers
With university students having headed home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, business owners are feeling the effects of a severe labor shortage.
'AINU' trademark application criticized by Japan's indigenous people
An application by an individual in China to register a trademark using the name of Japan's indigenous Ainu people has been criticized for being an attempt to profit off their culture. Documents disclosed by the Japan Patent Office showed Wednesday that an application was lodged ...
